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Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension
Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension is an operational 50 MW battery storage site in Scotland, generating since 1 October 2021. Planning permission was granted on 10 June 2019, 4 months after submission. Operator of record: Scottish Power Renewables (formerly Arcus Consultancy Services).
Planning and build timeline
| Application submitted | 30 January 2019 |
| Permission granted | 10 June 2019 4 months after submission |
| Operational | 1 October 2021 28 months after consent |
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Wind Onshore · Operational | 28 | 6.9 km |
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How big is Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension?
Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension has a recorded installed capacity of 50 MW. That figure is the capacity registered in REPD, which is the scheme as consented — the metered output of a site can differ.
Who operates Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension?
REPD records the operator as Scottish Power Renewables (formerly Arcus Consultancy Services). Ownership of built renewable assets changes hands regularly and REPD is published quarterly, so treat this as the operator of record rather than confirmation of who owns it today.
When was Whitelee Wind Farm Battery Storage Extension approved and built?
The application was submitted on 30 January 2019. Permission was granted on 10 June 2019, 4 months later. The site became operational on 1 October 2021, 28 months after consent.
Source: Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Open Government Licence v3.0, plus planning designation boundaries from planning.data.gov.uk (England only). REPD is published quarterly and covers schemes of roughly 150 kW and above. Capacity is the installed capacity on record, not metered generation. Operator is the operator of record at the last extract, not confirmation of present ownership. Reference 7174.
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